Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene saxifraga L. |
Synonyms | Silene petraea Waldst. & Kit. |
Silene polygama Stokes | |
Silene stojanovii Panov | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | montane-alpine |
Description | leaves linear to lanceolate, finely serrate, ciliate, flowers solitary, long pedicellate, calyx whitish, spherical, petals abaxially greenish or reddish |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
saxifraga rupicola (Nyman) C.Brullo & Brullo, Gruppi Crit. Fl. Ital. 44 (2009)
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